Meet Someone Who Really Didn’t Like Top Gun: Maverick

Summer blockbuster has wowed movie goers, but this reviewer called it ‘absolute garbage.’

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 04:47 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Top Gun: Maverick was a significant commercial success in summer 2022, praised for its epic and realistic flight sequences made possible by innovative aerial camera platforms like the Cinejet.
Despite its widespread popularity, one prominent reviewer vehemently criticized the film as "absolute garbage" and a "masterwork of propaganda," citing its perceived glorification of U.S. militarism and irresponsible messaging.
This harsh critique, which included a plot interpretation of an "illegal and unconstitutional act of war," notably spared only the movie's soundtrack from condemnation.

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For pilots, aviation fans, and those who love them, the summer of 2022 will likely go down as the season of Top Gun: Maverick.

Top Gun: Maverick opened nationwide May 27, delivering up epic flight scenes. The butt-puckering flight sequences included in the sequel to Top Gun, more than three decades in the making, were made possible because of the creation of the Cinejet, a specially designed aerial camera platform based upon an Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros, as well as the Embraer Phenom 300 and Airbus AStar used as aerial photo platforms.